Leo Zhang
Senior Software Engineer at EliseAI
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolLeo Zhang is a Senior Software Engineer based in New York with six years of experience building ML-infused products and user-centered software. He blends a background in industrial design and UX research with technical expertise from Columbia Engineering to deliver accessible, design-driven solutions—from an iOS audio/haptic navigation app for blind and low-vision users to vehicle-routing optimization using graph neural networks and reinforcement learning. Leo has moved between startups and research labs, shipping MERN-stack MVPs and production-ready systems while contributing to publishable HCI and accessibility research. He currently works at EliseAI, bringing a pragmatic, cross-disciplinary approach that bridges ML research, front-end design, and backend services. Colleagues describe him as a perpetual learner who gravitates toward projects that combine practical impact with elegant interaction design.
6 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Summer Course Computer Science (Python), Summer Course Computer Science (Python) at New York University - Polytechnic School of EngineeringMaster of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at Columbia EngineeringBachelor of Industrial Design Industrial and Product Design, Bachelor of Industrial Design Industrial and Product Design at Pratt InstituteTabor AcademyPre-College Program Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Pre-College Program Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University
Github Skills (7)
interface-design6
css4
react4
javascript3
user-interface3
aws2
serverless2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
leozhvng23/Color-Theory
Apr 2022 - Aug 2022
User Interface Design Final Project
Contributions:74 commits, 59 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
user-interfacereactcssjavascriptuser-interface-design
leozhvng23/BrewLogger-Frontend
Aug 2022 - Aug 2024
Contributions:12 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years
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